Kanika first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1973. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 1978, 95 babies received the name (ranked #1284). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #12673), with roughly 8 babies named Kanika each year. Kanika has been declining in recent years. In total, around 1,248 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.